Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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1 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
2 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
3 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
4 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
5 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
6 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
7 | He 's saved you from a long prison-term . |
8 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
9 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
10 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
11 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
12 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
13 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
14 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
15 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
16 | Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while . |
17 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
18 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
19 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
20 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
21 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
22 | No , he 's had it for a long time . |
23 | She 'd styled it into a long , fat French plait . |
24 | He then delivered a heavy hint of the need for reform : ‘ We know the Germans , we 've known them for a long time . |
25 | The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel . |
26 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
27 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
28 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
29 | I felt that I had known it for a long time . |
30 | I had known it for a long time , ever since I had confided to my Mum at age fifteen that I fancied the other girls at school , the ‘ it 's just a phase , ’ syndrome . |